The Boko Haram terrorist group today claimed responsibility for killing 143 people in Kano in their deadliest attack yet.
The attack in Kano involved bomb attack on five police buildings, two immigration offices and the SS local headquarters. Yesterday’s strike also involved multiple gun battles between the Boko Haram attackers and the police.
After the attack on Friday, the government announced a dusk-todawn curfew across the city.
According to Police Corporal Aliu Abdullahi, who survived multiple gunshots:
“We were in the mess when we saw people running and heard gunshots from the gate, I saw them shooting. You could not differentiate the Boko Haram members from our Police Mobile Force men because they wore the same uniform,” he said.
“They were more than 50. As I tried to run a bullet hit me on my left hand and another shot hit me on my chest I fell.”
Surprisingly, a press release published by the Federal Government today, through the special adviser to the president, Reuben Abati, stated that 7 people were killed during the attacks,
view the press release below:
STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE
President Jonathan Condoles with Channels TV, Others on Kano Incident
President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed his condolences to all victims, including the management and staff of Channels Television, following the multiple bomb blasts and acts of violence which rocked the city of Kano on Friday, in which seven persons were confirmed dead and others wounded. Among the seven persons killed in the incident was a reporter with Channels Television in Kano, Mr Enenche Akogwu. Mr Akogwu was reportedly shot and killed while on duty during the exchange of fire between men and officers of the Nigeria Police and the terrorists at the Farm Centre Police Station, Kano.
President Jonathan who said he was greatly saddened by the incident which led to the loss of lives of innocent Nigerians, pledged to get to the root of the incident while assuring the management and staff of Channels Television which lost its Kano-based correspondent and indeed all Nigerians, that those behind these acts of terrorism would be made to face the full wrath of the law.
He commended the media as the Fourth Estate of the Realm for living up to its constitutional and noble responsibility in these critical times and assured all journalists that “the Federal Government will continue to partner with the media in a robust and patriotic manner in the drive to build, institute and sustain the administration’s transformational values and programmes for our dear country and indeed Nigerians.”
The President further commended the media for its historic role in protecting constitutional democracy and the rule of Law in Nigeria and promised to ensure that those who lost their lives in the Kano incident do not die in vain as those behind the acts of violence will be apprehended and speedily dealt with in accordance with the Laws of the land.
The President said: “It is with a heart full of sadness and pain that I convey my condolences on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria to the families, friends, associates and relatives of all those who lost their lives in the acts of violence in Kano on Friday. These are honest and patriotic Nigerians who were brutally and recklessly cut down by agents of terror. As a responsible Government, we will not fold our hands and watch enemies of democracy, for that is what these mindless killers are, perpetrate unprecedented evil in our land. I want to re-assure Nigerians, the international Community, and members of the fourth estate of the realm, who lost one of their colleagues, a reporter with Channels Television, that all those involved in that dastardly act would be made to face the full wrath of the law.”
Reuben AbatiSpecial Adviser to the President
(Media and Publicity)
21 January 2012
Nigeria is nt a country stop talking about this country
Well! So sad this is happening in our time and days. But left to me, I am more than convinced that the perpetrators of this deadly acts are men of the military, working for the government in d north. Because come to think of it. How can someone who is not a well trained military personnel carry out such an operations and trained police and other military guys are being maimed and ran over? This is so glaring. It can’t be al-majiris as they claim. I suspect coup detat in d corner soon!
IT TOOK FG 24HRS 2 RESPOND 2 KANO BOMB BLAST,YET DEY(FG) COULDNT GET D CORECT CASUALTY FIGURE.WAT A COUNTRY! MAY D SOULS OF DOS DEPATED RIP.
what is government doing about our boundry frontiar,tollgate,and other security agents parastatals “PLEASE DO SOMETHING NOT EVERYDAY D SAME STORY CONTINUES”
Pls it is clearly notable that all these are signs of the end time; so all we need is to go by the Boy’s Scout Motto:BE PREPARED .For the son of God will appear any moment; and wot I say wot shall profit a man says Jesus if such gain the whole world and loose his soul? All we need is to reconcile with God now for know one knows the time.PLS HELL IS REAL AND HEAVEN IS SURE. Remain Blessed.
It is so unfornate dat both d federal govt n security agency r doin nothing 2 stop d killin innocent nigerian. I pray 4 god mercies
For God sake why can’t govt.seat with these people like they with nigerdeltan`s and issue things out.the killing is enough.
boko haram is a treat to human life. We must fight terorisim
Y did d government silence d militants???? Dis is d tym we need dem oooooooo…….d soul of dis innocent Nigerians will not b in vain. God will neva forgiv dis boko haram devils, der will pay up 2dia generations unborn.
God purnish all of dem…..I’m sooooo angry. Nonsence
Its nt up2 a month d xmas own happend.D headline ws “d FG condems it,d FG condoles d victims family”nw its dat same headline we r gtin again and nfin is been done.i believe dis people/group kald BOKO r being head by top politicians in dis country.bt 1 day God wil xpose dm all.>>WORD<<